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Bulgaria's Ministries of the Interior, Defence, and Agriculture have drawn up a joint action plan to prevent and combat wildfires during the summer, officials announced at a joint briefing. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said the plan was

Bulgaria has made significant progress in improving both prison conditions and the working environment for correctional officers, Deputy Justice Minister Stanimir Stanev said Wednesday as inspections of the country's prisons near completion.

Bulgaria's National Toll Administration is introducing a new functionality to its electronic toll system that will automatically detect heavy goods vehicles driving in overtaking lanes where it is prohibited. The new monitoring mechanism came into

Parents staged a protest outside the Council of Ministers building in Sofia on Wednesday, calling for higher maternity allowances. The protest, held under the slogan "Maternity Is Not Charity," was organized through social media. The protesters'

Bulgaria's Parliament on Wednesday passed conclusively revisions to the Public Debt Act moved by Progressive Bulgaria.

According to data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), as of June 30, BGN 29.4 billion has been exchanged for euros, which represents 94.48% of the leva banknotes and coins in circulation at the beginning of 2025. At the same time, BGN 1.7 billion in banknotes and coins remained outside the BNB's vaults as reported by the BNB on Wednesday.

Bulgaria's budget deficit stood at EUR 2.507 billion, or 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), on a cash basis at the end of May, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. The deficit under the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) matched the preliminary

The German company Bosch will cease operations at its Engineering Center in Sofia starting mid-2027, with the restructuring affecting approximately 670 employees. About 400 jobs will be cut as early as 2026, and the remaining positions will be optimized by mid-2027, the company announced.

Antarctica is exceptionally valuable for scientific research because it combines several extreme factors in a single real-world environment, including severe cold, isolation, sleep disruption, energy imbalance and intense physical exertion, Roxana

Studying past climate change in Antarctica is of key importance for understanding Earth's climate system and its long-term variability, said Romanian geomorphologist Daniela Pascal here on Wednesday. She was speaking at a Bulgarian-Romanian

The National Commission for Antarctic Research of the Romanian Academy of Sciences proposed a joint project with the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute. The proposal was made during the Bulgarian-Romanian Symposium on Scientific Research in Antarctica, held at the Constanta branch of the National Institute for Research and Development on Marine Geology and Geoecology on Wednesday.

The joint Bulgarian-Romanian Polar Scientific Symposium in the Romanian city of Constanta concluded with a presentation by Iris Maria Tusa of the National Institute for Research and Development in Biological Sciences. She shared the experience of

Police in North Macedonia have arrested a university lecturer at the Goce Delcev University in Stip on suspicion of receiving a bribe. The 39-year-old lecturer, identified by the initials T.A. from Stip, allegedly demanded EUR 300 from a 26-year-old

An agreement in principle has been reached on changes to North Macedonia's government between VMRO-DPMNE and its coalition partners, the Albanian coalition VLEN and the ZNAM Movement, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said on Monday.

Traffic will resume on the renovated section of the Danube Bridge near Ruse at around 10:00 EEST on June 30, restoring two-way traffic for all types of vehicles, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) said.

Bulgarian symbols were showcased at the first Eskil Salt Lake International Culture and Tourism Festival in Tuzgolu, Turkiye, on Monday. Bulgaria joined more than 20 countries with children’s drawings, traditional costumes and craft workshops.